Nicholls men hoops team to play 'Bracketbuster' game

From staff reports

Published: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 7:33 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 7:33 p.m.

FRISCO, Texas. – The Nicholls State University men's basketball team has been selected to play the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners of the Western Athletic Conference on Feb. 23 in San Antonio, the Southland Conference announced today in conjunction with the release of the BracketBuster weekend games.

The non-conference matchup with the Roadrunners was not selected among the 13 televised games ESPN will be airing during the event, as the time of the game is still to be determined.

The tilt against the Roadrunners later this month renews the longstanding conference rivalry the two teams once shared, as UTSA left the Southland Conference last season to join the WAC in all sports. UTSA will spend just this season in the league before becoming a full member of Conference USA beginning in July.

Nicholls will return to conference play against Southeastern Louisiana at 2 p.m. Saturday in Thibodaux.

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